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はやかけん

Front of a Hayakaken (2008)
Location	Usable nationwide Distributed inFukuoka
Launched	7 March, 2009
Manager	Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau
Currency	Japanese yen
Stored-value	Pay as you go
Credit expiry	10 years after last use
Retailed	Fukuoka City Subway stations
Website	http://subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/hayakaken/

Hayakaken (はやかけん) is a rechargeable contactlesssmart card ticketing system for public transport inFukuoka,Fukuoka Prefecture,Japan.Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau introduced the system on March 7, 2009. Its name derives from the wordsquick (速い,hayai),friendly (優しい,yasashii),comfortable (快適,kaiteki), andticket (券,ken).Hayakaken (速かけん) also means "because it's quick" in the localHakata dialect.

On March 13, 2010, Hayakaken began interoperation withNishitetsu'snimoca,JR Kyushu'sSUGOCA, andJR East'sSuica smart cards.^[1] In 2013, interoperation was extended country-wide, and Hayakaken became usable in all major cities across Japan as part of theNationwide Mutual Usage Service.^[2]

The card features the face of Chikamaru (ちかまる), the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau'sprairie dog mascot. Like other electronic fare collection systems in Japan, the card usesRFID technology developed bySony corporation known asFeliCa.^[3] An alternate design, named "ANA Hayakaken", was released in cooperation withAll Nippon Airways.

• Unregistered card
• Registered card (allowing for reissue if lost)
• Commuter pass

• Fare collection systems in Japan
• Contactless smart cards
• Smart cards introduced in 2009
• Transport in Fukuoka

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